He would even claim that there is just “a few degrees of separation” between this incident and the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix ‘Crashgate’ scandal.it was too risky to swap back positions.he brings a wealth of Formula One performance-based experience having previously worked at McLaren and Red Bull.Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff told Sky F1: “On one side there was brilliance in the race.with the pair racing hard in a bid to claim Mercedes’ first podium finish of the campaign.“If only we had started the day a bit earlier.“Given the fact that Car 1 was not in the fast lane at the start of the session.

and this is something that we know and we haven’t been able to fix it yet.teasing a potential statement signing to reflect where the team now stand 18 months since his appointment as team principal.because to be able to overtake you need to be close to the car ahead of you.with only the Haas pair using full wet tyres – with rain having come down leading up to the race and a fresh shower being forecast for the early laps.As Russell set his benchmark first.McLaren and Ferrari at the front of the field.The grid has been set for the Canadian Grand Prix.